Trevor Hall/Dirtwire/Will Evans

An indie singer-songwriter who got his start nearly 20 years, ago, Trevor Hall has been pretty busy lately. In 2015, he followed 2014's Chapter of the Forest up with KALA, a terrific album opens with the somber, semi-acoustic tunes such as "To Zion" and "All in Due Time." The piano ballad "Forgive" and the shuffling "Uncle Jo" both show off Hall's husky voice and manage to have a quiet intensity to them. He returned in 2017 with The Fruitful Darkness, adding another terrific release to his ever-expanding repertoire. (Jeff Niesel)